Apparatus for molding cored articles of organic plastic material



Feb. 17, 1948.

C. S. DEWEY, JR

APPARATUS FOR MOLDING CORED ARTICLES OF ORGANIC PLASTIC MATERIAL Filed Dec. 2'7, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet l 2/ In 0 en tor:

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APPARATUS FOR MOLDING CORED ARTICLES OF ORGANIC PLASTIC MATERIAL Wz'zn' ess Patented Feb. 17, 1948 APPARATUS FORMOLDINGEORED ARTl CLES OF ORGANIC PLASTIC Far Hills, N. J1, assignor Charles S. Dewey, In,

to Shaw Insulator Company, Irvington, N; acorporation of New Jersey Application December 27, 1944, SerialgNo. 569,955 8 Claims; (Cl; 18-42) This invention relates to apparatus for molding cored articles of organic plastic materials, that is, articles having hollow portions formed about cores which are held in the mold. It has particular relation to the molding of. a. telephone hand set in a closed mold in which are located a plurality ofcores to form recesses or holes for the transmitter and the receiver portions of thehand set and for other purposes.

The general object of the invention is to pro.- vide novel apparatus for holding cores in a closed mold so constructed and arranged that the cores may be set inithe mold as a unit, removed with the: molded piece and drawn fromv the molded piece in aneflicient manner and with less manual eifort than heretofore required.

Another object is to provide novel molding ap-- paratus comprising a mold and. cooperating core assembly adapted to be placed in the moldas a: unit and to beremoved with the molded piece and novel means for pulling and resetting the. cores.

Other objects and advantages of the invention. will be pointed out in, or willbecome apparent from, the following specification or from the accompanying drawings towhich reference is madeand in which drawings Fi ure 1 is a viewinhorizontal sectional. top plan, partially broken away, of a mold and coopcrating core assembly embodying the invention;.-

V Fig- 2 is av view in vertical sectional elevation taken approximately on the line 22. of- Fig. 1; looking in the direction of the arrows;

I Fig. 3 is a view in. front elevation of. the core, assembly and molded piece and cooperating core; pulling and setting mechanism, the parts be.-. ing shown in readiness for. pulling the cores and- Fig. 4 is a view of the upper part of the apparatus of Fig. 3 showing the-parts after the. cores,- have been pulled. from the molded piece.

The mold shownin Figs. 1. and 2 is of the. closedtype, such as is used in transfer molding that is in molding thermosetting plastic mate rial by heating. it and then charging. it into the. closed moldin which reaction of the material is completed.

The. mold comprises av cavity indicated. generally at 5, Fig.1, andia loading. chamber 6 co n-' nected to the cavity by sprue l, and .which peceives, a, force 8 operated by suitablemeans, not shown,"

to charge: the mold with material placed in. the chamber 6; If. desi'red,.th e loading chamber may be formed separately from the. mold, in". known mannerr forming portion H', .to transmitter forming portion. I-Z. 1

Considering. now the general; construction. of; thewmold, itwillbe seen from Fig. zfthatthe lower half or setv ll31ofthe die fits in a shoe or chase 1.4. and. the upperrcomplementary half I 5 ofthe die fits in. the upper chase or retainer Hi.v

The chase l4 iss'ecured-to parallels or spacer blocks. l1. and to a; bottom plate f8 by screws l fiwhich'pass through the plate and blocks and. are. screwed into the chase H as shown. The ends of plate l8v are slotted. at. 2'l,.Fig. 1, and.- screws, not shown, extend through'these slots for securing, the plate to a: press. platen, also not, shown. Chase [4 is cored. as at' 22, Figs..1land2, for the circulationof a heating or cooling me.- dium through the chase-toheat or cool the die. x

The. upper chase or retainer. l6 is securedt'o a topplate 23, Figs. 1 and 2, byscrews 24 and the. ends' of. said plate areslottedat 25 to connect the plateand upper part of the die structure to; an upper press platen indicated at 26,, Fig. 2.. Thechase l6 also. is coredas atZlfor the circulation. throughit of a heating or. cooling medium.

The die. parts l3an'd" l5 may be held in registry by guide pins28 and 29,.Figs; 1 and 2.

Considering now the core assembly, a core; 31' on plunger 32. is positioned incavity portion 9'. to. form the interior. of the receiver portion-of the hand. set',,a, core-33- lon plunger 34 forms. the interior of the transmitter portion. of the handset in. cavity portion [2, and a curved-,slender core:-

35. extends through cavityportions 'lz and ill and; into. portion 9 -to.form awire passage leadingfrom the receiver portion through the handle and.

through. and out ofthe transmitter portion .of the hand set. Another core 36'ion a plunger may be used to provide anopening in the under-- side of the handle leading into the. wire passage of. the set;

Cores. 34],. 33 and. 36 may bev provided with insert' pins (not ShOWh) and are" shaped to serve" gages a fiat suriace as supports for core 35. Thus core 3| is recessed to receive and hold the inner end of core 35 as indicated at 38, Fig. 1, core 33 is grooved as indicated at 39 to fit core 35 and core 38 is similarly grooved at 4!, Figs. 1 and 2.

Cores 3i and 33 have threaded rings 42 and 43 associated therewith for forming screw threads on the receiver and transmitter portions or shells of the hand set. These rings have a sliding fit on plungers 32 and 34 and the inner ends of die members l3 and ii are shaped to fit around the outer sides or therings as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The plungers 32, 34 and 31 and the core 35 are mounted ina coreholder 44. The coreholder 44 is approximately bow-shaped, the end portions 45 and 48, in which plungers 32 and 34 are mounted, having obtuse angular relation to the central portion 41 in which plunger 31 is mounted. In other words, the three portions of the coreholder are at right angles to the three plungers respectir' elyv and the plungers 32 and 34 are arranged at acute coincides with the transverse center line of the the plunger and leaving a shoulder H which strikes the inner side of the plate when the core is pulled. Similar plates 12 and 13. Fig. l, are likewise provided for plungers 32 and 34 to prevent them from turning and to stop their pulling movements.

Preferably the coreholder 44 has a tight sliding fit in the coreholder cavity 53-54 to insure accurate positioning of the cores in the die cavity 5. To assist in removing the core assembly. and molded piece, knockout plungers such as shown at 14 engaged by springs as shown at 15 may be located in position to engage the top of the coreholder when the die is closed. This com-v presses and loads the springs which act to disengage the coreholder and molded piece from the .top butt bar 52 and upper die half I5 when the mold is opened. The coreholder and molded piece (to which sprue and cull, not shown, may

be attached) may be disengaged from the bot- .tom butt bar 5| and lower die half l3 by knockangles to plungers 31, the center line of which enga'ge the bottom side of the coreholder when die cavity. Consequently the cores 3i and 33 ex tend into the die cavity along diverging lines to form the recesses in the hand set in correspondin positions while core 35 is at a right angle to t-he'fiatslde of handle forming portion l l of the die cavity. Stated otherwise, the center lines or plungers 32 and 34 form acute angles withthe' center line of plunger 31.

The coreholder 44 fits against the inner ends of the die halves l3 and [5 which are shaped to the contiguous side of the coreholder. Thus, coreholder 44 holds rings 42 and 43 in position in the die as shown in Fig. 1. The coreholder 44 is held against the inner ends of the die halves and is held vertically so as to position the cores with their center lines in the parting line of 'the mold, by bottom butt bar 51 in chase l4 and a complementary top butt bar 52 in phase l8 which bars are cut out at 53 and 54 respectively to engage the rear side and the bottom and top sides of the coreholder as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Thus acavity is formed within the die structure in which the coreholder is enclosed and held.

'The butt bars 5| and 52 also have recesses 55,56 and 5'! formed therein in which snugly fit the ends of plungers 32, 34 and 31 which cons'ist of flanges 58, 59 and f89 which constitute coupling means; for pulling cores, as explained below. The ends of the prevent outward movement of the cores under pressure applied in the die'c'avity by the plastic material. I l The plungers 32, 34 and 31 are yieldingly held in set or operative position in coreholder 44 by spring pressed detents 82, 83 and 84 which seat in holes formed in the sides of the plungers. A spring pressed detent indicated at 85 similarly engagesand yieldingly holds a block 66 in which is'fixed the outer end of core and which fits i'na recess 51in projection 88 of the coreholder. The chases l4 and I6 are recessed to fit over block 88 to rigidly hold the core 35 in operative position. Block 86 serves as a coupling means to pull core 35 from the molded piece as explained below. I V

Plunger 31 is prevented from turning about its axial center line and pulling of the core is stopped by a plate 59 set in the coreholder below the plunger and secured therein by screws as indicated .in Fig. 1. The top of plate 88 enand resetting the Ill cut in the underside of out pins, such as shown at 18, so located as to pushed upwardly. Pins 18 may be held in a pin plate 1-! on a knockout bar. 18 operated by suitable means, not shown, connected thereto by rod 19. s

r The core assembly and molded hand set may now be lifted from the die for the core pulling operation which is accomplished by the means and in the manner described below.

The coreholder is slid horizontally into a fixture 8|, Figs. 3 and 4, which comprises locating blocks 82 and 83 secured to the top of frame 810., and puller bar 84 on rods 85 connected to crosshead 86 on rod 81 of a piston, not shown, in air cylinder 88.

Block 82 has a horizontal slot 89 formed in it to receive the end portion of the coreholder 44 and block 83 is similarly sloted at 94 to receive the end ofportion 48 of the coreholder.

The slots are undercut to hold down the coreholder.

When the coreholder is slid into the locating blocks, puller bar 84 is held in raised position as by means of air pressure admitted to cylinder 88 through a pipe 92 and exhaust of air through pipe 93. This permits the flanged ends of plungers 58, 59 and 60 to enter slots 58a, 59a and 68a formed transversely in the puller bar 84,

-' and shaped to the profile of the plunger ends but substantially oversized as shown. This provides a coupling of flanges 58, 59 and to the puller bar 84. Slots 58a. and 890. are oversized to the right and slot 59a to the left having regard to the positions of the parts as shown in Fig. 3. The fixture 81 also includes a clamp 94 shaped to fit over block of core 35 and plvotally mounted on lever 95 pivoted at 96 to the underside of the frame 8 la. Lever 95 extends through a curved guideway 91 shaped to guide block 68 which is movedtherethrough in an arc of the same curvature as core 35.

By these means, core 35 is pulled out'oi the hand set in an arc which is of the same curvature as the core, thus preserving the shape of the core and preventing injury to the molded hand set. The core 35 is so pulled by placing clamp 94 on block 68 and pulling down lever 95. The core is shown withdrawn in Fig. 4.

The cores 3|, 33 and 38 may now be pulled out to the positions shown in Fig. 4 and this is by admitting air pressure to cylinder 88 through pipe 93 and exhausting air through pipe 92 which pulls all the cores at once; In this operation, the;

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plunger ends .slide transversely .in slots 58a, 59a and 6011, this being permitted by making the slots over-sized as described above andkbeing necessary therefrom. The cores 3|, 33 and 36 are now reset by raising puller bar 84. This projects the plungers upwardly until bar 84 strikes the underside of holder 44 at which time detents 62. 63 and 64 will seat and hold the plungers in operative positions. Core 35 also is now reset by raising lever 95 until the inner end of the core enters recess 38 in core 3| and detent 65 is seated in block 66. Clamp 94 is then disengaged from block 66. Rings 42 and 43 are replaced on plungers 32 and 34, The core assembly is now returned to the die structure and placing it in the coreholder cavity 5354 and closing the die will serve to locate all the cores in the desired positions in the mold cavity.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the illustrated embodiment of the invention without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. Apparatus for molding a cored article of organic plastic material comprising a two-part die structure of the closed type, a molding cavity in said die structure, a removable core assembly for forming said article comprising a coreholder, cores movably supported by said coreholder, and having set positions relative to the mold cavity and the coreholder, means within said die structure for engaging and holding said coreholder and said cores in the set positions in said molding cavity, means for charging said molding cavity with said material to mold said article, and means for unsetting and resetting said cores in said coreholder.

2. Apparatus for molding a cored article of organic plastic material comprising a two-part die structure of the closed type, a molding cavity in said die structure in which said article is formed, a removable core assembly for said die structure comprising a coreholder, plungers slidably mounted in said coreholder, cores on said plungers, means yieldingly holding said plungers in set positions in said coreholder, means within said die structure for enclosing said coreholder and removably holding it in fixed position to locate 1 said cores in the desired positions in said molding cavity, means for filling said molding cavity with said material to form said article, and means for reciprocating said plungers to pull said cores from said article and to reset said cores for another molding operation.

3. Apparatus for molding a cored article of organic plastic material comprising a two-part die structure of the closed typ a molding cavity in said die structure in which said article is formed, a removable core assembly for forming said article comprising a coreholder, plungers slidably mounted in said coreholder, cores on said plungers, detents for holding said plungers in set positions in said coreholder, another core engaging said first-named cores, a detent for holding said other core in set position in said core assembly, means within said die structure for enclosing said coreholder and removably holding it in fixed position to locate said cores in the desired positions iin saidimolding cavity, .meanseioncharging said xmoldingscavity with said material :to form .said :artic1e,,:and zmea-ns afOl' .puiling :andiresetting said cores. Y

:Apparatus for molding .a cored article :01 organic i-plasticmaterial comprising ;a two-mart die structure of gthe :closedtype, azremovablfegcore assembly for :forming said :article :comprising :a coreholder, "cores movably supportedbyssaidacoreholder, meanstorrholdin-g said cores in 'set positions in said coreholder, means for removably holding saidcorezassemblyiin fixed position within said die structure to locate said cores in the desired positions in said molding cavity, means for charging said cavity with said material to form said article on said cores, knockout means for dislodging the core assembly and molded article from said die structure, and means for unsetting and resetting said cores in said coreholder.

5. Molding apparatus comprising a two-part die structure having a molding cavity therein, a coreholderhaving a plurality of cores operably associated therewith and capable of being pulled and reset relative thereto, detents for yieldingly holding said cores in relatively fixed positions in said coreholder, a cavity in said die structure adjacent said molding cavity for receiving said coreholder and removably holding it in position so as to locate said cores in set positions in said molding cavity, and coupling means operatively connected to said cores for pulling and resetting said cores.

6. Molding apparatus comprising a two-part die structure having a molding cavity therein, a core assemblv comprising a coreholder, plungers operably mounted for pulling and resetting in said coreholder and having cores thereon, detents for yieldingly holding said cores in fixed positions in said coreholder, another core engaging said first-named cores, a detent for yieldingly holding said other core in fixed position in said coreholder, coupling means on said first-named cores and said other core for pulling and resetting said cores, and means for removably holding said core assembly in fixed position within said die structure to locate said cores in the desired positions in said molding cavity.

7. Apparatus for molding a cored article of organic plastic material comprising a two-part die structure of the closed type, complementary die members having a molding cavity therein located in said die structure, a removable core assembly for forming said article, said core assembly comprising a coreholder and cores operably supported by said coreholder for pulling and setting relative thereto, complementary butt bars in said die structure abutting said die members, a cavity formed in said butt bars shaped to removably receive, enclose and hold said coreholder in fixed position to locate said cores in the de sired positions in said molding cavity, means for charging said molding cavity with said material to form saidarticle over said cores, and means for pulling and resetting said cores.

8. Apparatus for molding telephone hand sets of organic plastic material comprising a two-part die structure of the closed type, complementary die members in said die structure having a cavity 7 formed therein to mold said hand set, a removable core assembly comprising a coreholder, cores carried by said coreholder to form the interiors of transmitter and receiver portions and to form a wire passage through a handle portion of said hand set, said coreholder comprising a central portion and end portions formed at angles to said.

7 8 central portion, plungers siidabiy mounted in said i t end portions carrying said transmitter and re- REFERENCES CITED ceiver forming cores, a block in one of the end The following references are 0f r r in'the portions of said corehoider connected to said wire r Of this patent: passage forming core, means for removably hold- 5 WITED STATES PATENTS ing said core assembly in said die structure to Number Name Date locate said cores in the desired positmns in said 2,262,053 Schultz Nov. 11' 1941 molding cavity, means for charging said molding cavity with said material, and means including 21293-633 Shaw 18, 1942 said plungers and said block for pulling and reset- 1, 1545532 Vaughan 1927 ting said cores in said eorehoider. v

Y CHARLES S. DEWEY, JR. 

